Best Pink Floyd concept

Originally posted by geneyesontle Originally posted by Easy Livin Does Ummagumma have a concept, or any real connection between the tracks?   The concept of Ummagumma is that in one disc each member of the band writes one song divided into many parts or two songs, and in the other disc they play live extended versions of their old songs.

Originally posted by Wanorak Animals, but I think the Final Cut works best(though it's probably considered to be a continuation of the Wall).

No, The Final Cut wasn't considered a continuation of The Wall... the story is quiet different... though it may be a spiritual continuation. And as a matter of fact, it's suposed to include songs that were originally rejected by the band for The Wall, thus some of the songs may actually fit within The Wall story.

Wish You Were Here: the "machine" which foreshadows the wall two albums later is a great concept. The whole feeling of success, but loss of control and growing estrangement is absolutely amazing. It's like a trunk with different branches. It deals with the success in the pop industry and the fight against controlling record companies, but also with the loss of Syd Barrett in the race to success. It can be put on society as a whole, on a personal psychological level, interhuman relationships, treason, loneliness... All the Hipgnosis imagery makes the concept broader too.

Dark Side Of The Moon is also quite good, but the concept is much more open for interpretation , so a bit of thin ice to tell what the concept is. I'd say: the feeling that superficially your whole life is in order, but you have the feeling that below the surface, there's... well, again alienation, I'd say. Defragmentisation, maybe. I think WYWH uses the concept of Dark Side Of The Moon but makes it more powerful, adding one wonderful image: the machine.

The Wall is much more direct and also very powerful, and not very open to different interpretations: the message is clear. Which is good, and they had a strong image, also to bring on stage with the show.

But: Wish You Were Here has the best balance, I think (as a concept). It is a clear concept, but open enough for different interpretations on the other hand.


Edited by Moogtron III - April 23 2012 at 02:28

The Wall

Originally posted by Horizons Originally posted by geneyesontle Originally posted by Easy Livin Does Ummagumma have a concept, or any real connection between the tracks?   The concept of Ummagumma is that in one disc each member of the band writes one song divided into many parts or two songs, and in the other disc they play live extended versions of their old songs.  wat

Originally posted by sagichim Originally posted by Snow Dog Originally posted by Horizons Originally posted by geneyesontle Originally posted by Easy Livin Does Ummagumma have a concept, or any real connection between the tracks?   The concept of Ummagumma is that in one disc each member of the band writes one song divided into many parts or two songs, and in the other disc they play live extended versions of their old songs.  wat Someone needs to learn what a concept album is. The concept of the album is "writing a bunch of songs that are not connected to each other musically, even though they are called part I, part II, part III and part IV". The second part have the same concept only live.

Hi,

The wall is definitely the most concrete, but I find Dark Side to be the most rich. I love hearing Waters trying to wrap so many ideas into such a small space.